KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Country Joe McDonald at KPFA, April 1977, 1 of 2
Analog Audio
Event Type
MusicOrigin
KPFAIdentifier
AM.1977.04.30.AProgram Length
74 minPart
1 of 2Dates
1977-04-30 | broadcast| 1977-04-22 | created
Description
Country Joe McDonald made his start, in some ways, playing late night jams at KPFA on the “Midnight Show” in the mid-1960s. For this recording, made in April of 1977, Country Joe returned to the KPFA studios to present a concert of acoustic songs, in support of the station’s fund raising efforts. As well as performing some of his classic war protest songs, such as “Fixin’ To Die Rag”, McDonald also plays a number of more recent songs that reflect his environmental concerns, such as “Little Blue Whale” and “Blood on the Ice”. Country Joe introduces each song as well as reminisces about his former stint as a KPFA regular.Warning: Some songs include sensitive language!
Genres
Folk musicPopular music
Musical Selections
Copiapo -- Oh Jamaica -- Sexist Pig -- Baby Baby Take a Look at Me -- Colorado Town -- Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine -- You’re So La-Dee-Dah -- Fixin’ To Die Rag -- Little Blue Whale -- Blood on the IcePerformers
Country Joe McDonald, guitar and vocalsSubjects
Folk musicPopular music
Acknowledgment
Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by Save America’s Treasures, a program of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.Related places
Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)